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〝 I had the interview last Tuesday and today I found out I got the job and at the salary I asked for.〞
Established 1994 | Sherwood, Nottingham | Face to Face & Online via Microsoft Teams
Career coaching and interview preparation in Nottingham since 1994. Jeff & Lyn Priestley help you find direction, land the right role, and navigate redundancy.
The Changekey Partnership is a specialist career coaching and interview coaching practice based in Sherwood, Nottingham. Founded in 1994 by Jeff and Lyn Priestley, we work one-to-one with individuals at every stage of their career — whether you are preparing for an important interview, facing redundancy, or ready to think clearly about what comes next.
We offer career coaching, interview coaching, psychometric profiling, and a hands-on job search service — delivered face to face in Nottingham or online via Microsoft Teams for clients across the UK.
How We Can Help You
If you feel stuck, unfulfilled, or simply unsure what to do next, Lyn and Jeff help you identify the right direction — drawing on psychometric profiling, values-based coaching, and three decades of practical career expertise.
Interview Coaching Nottingham
Whether you have one interview or a series of assessments ahead of you, Jeff brings over 30 years of experience helping candidates perform at their best — from first-time job seekers to senior executives.
Redundancy Support & Outplacement
Facing redundancy is one of the most stressful experiences of working life. We provide personal, practical support to help you move forward — confidently and purposefully.
Psychometric Profiling
Certified and BPS-accredited personality and occupational testing, we use psychometric tools to help you understand your strengths, preferences, and the roles where you will truly thrive.
For over thirty years, we've helped professionals find clarity, direction, and confidence in their working lives — using structured coaching, psychometric insight, and honest, experienced guidance.
Is this you? "You've built a career. But somewhere along the way, it stopped feeling like yours. For thirty years, we've helped people in exactly that position find a clearer, more purposeful direction — using structured coaching, psychometric insight, and the kind of honest conversation that's hard to have on your own."
The Changekey Partnership is Jeff and Lyn Priestley — a husband and wife coaching team based in Nottingham, working with individuals across the UK face to face and online via Microsoft Teams.
Between us, we bring over thirty years of professional coaching experience, qualifications in psychometric assessment (British Psychological Society), NLP and CIPD membership — alongside real personal experience of the world of work across service, public sector, manufacturing and retail.
We're not a large agency. We work with a small number of clients at any one time, which means the attention and depth you receive is genuine — and the results reflect it.
Our coaching programmes typically run over four to five weeks, with a two-hour session each week. They're structured but personal — built around a thorough understanding of who you are, what drives you, and where your strengths genuinely lie.
We use validated psychometric tools — including personality and motivational profiling — not as labels, but as a starting point for a much richer conversation about your career direction.
The result isn't a generic list of job titles. It's a clear, evidence-based picture of the careers and roles most likely to suit you — and a realistic plan for getting there.
Brent: "Fantastic communication from start to finish — solutions that are not generic but shaped specifically for you. Will save me thousands in lost hours working in the wrong career."
Andrew:"This has reinforced my self-belief and provided a sharp focus for my career direction and personal development."
Ellie:"I now feel I can confidently manage. I will also get paid what I deserve, and have some great career opportunities in front of me."
What We Can Help You With
Whether you're facing redundancy, feeling stuck in the wrong role, returning to work after a break, or simply ready to make a more considered career decision — we can help. Our work covers:
Career direction and role matching · Psychometric and motivational profiling · CV development and personal positioning · Interview coaching · Redundancy and outplacement support · Ongoing career confidence
A Note on Availability
Because we work with a limited number of clients at any one time, we're selective about when we take on new enquiries. If you're considering reaching out, the best first step is a short, no-obligation conversation to see whether we're the right fit for you.
If you're looking for clear, practical, focused support or feel that time is running out for you, then look no further than ChangeKey.
Telephone: 0115 784 8013
Established in 1994, The ChangeKey Partnership provides Employers with value for money, high-quality redundancy and outplacement support during times of change.
Being made redundant ranks almost as high as divorce and the death of a family member in the stress tables.
Our team, have at one time or another, been through redundancy and have a personal awareness of the practical and emotional demands placed on individuals.
By: Jeff Priestley
Barely a week goes by at the moment without a headline warning us that artificial intelligence is about to make whole categories of jobs obsolete. If you believe everything you read, half the workforce will be redundant within a decade and the rest of us will be working for algorithms.
By: Jeff Priestley
The answer for many will be YES! The State Pension age for men and women is about to increase to 67 between 2026 and 2028.
By: Jeff Priestley
For a long time now I've been saying to clients that a job, whatever it is, should allow YOU to express who YOU are. Find that role, you will be happy!
